Hunger Games to Become Four Films: The filmmakers behind “The Hunger Games” want to turn the trilogy of books into a four-course meal. The new franchise features actors Jennifer Lawrence, Lenny Kravitz, and Donald Sutherland and like the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series, the producers hope to stretch their series out with an extra film. The studio has not disclosed how it will stretch the three books to make four films. [Variety]

CBS Stands By Lance Armstrong Story: CBS is standing by its recent “60 Minutes” report on Lance Armstrong which featured allegations from teammates that the famed cyclist used performance-enhancing drugs. After the network aired a “60 Minutes” episode addressing alleged drug use, lawyers for the cyclist wrote the network stating, “In the cold light of morning your story was either extraordinarily shoddy, to the point of being reckless and unprofessional, or a vicious hit-and-run job. In either case, a categorical on-air apology is required.” The network fired back. “’60 Minutes’ stands by its story as truthful, accurate and fair,” wrote CBS Chairman Jeff Fager. “Lance Armstrong and his lawyers were given numerous opportunities to respond to every detail of our reporting for weeks prior to the broadcast and their written responses were fairly and accurately included in the story. Mr. Armstrong still has not addressed charges by teammates Tyler Hamilton and George Hincapie that he used performance enhancing drugs with them.” The exchange followed Swiss lab director Martial Saugy denying that Armstrong had tested positive for a banned substance in the 2001 Tour of Switzerland.[AFP]

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